Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-04-02
OF SOUTHERN IDAHO.
1t Is Opposed ia Portions OF Nevada,
but FavOrably Considered Elsew here
The Capital to be Located ut ShO.

but FavOrably Considered Elsew here
The Capital to be Located ut ShO.
shODe Falls.
Ogden tUtah) Daily Newsl
The Shoshone Idaho) Journal dis
cusses the annexation scheme. Its
advices from North Idaho indicate
that the sentiment of the people of
the four counties is not unanimously
in favor of division. They talk OF
division. They talk of creating a
new Territory to be called Columbia,
out Of the C9ur d'Alenes and the
Columbia region basin of Eastern
Washington, (which would be rich in
its natural resources and identical in
its interests" 1t is probable that a
convention of the people will be
called to discuss the question. The
News believes there will be good
deal of discussion over this division
and annexation business before any.
thing definite is accomplished. Read
what the Shoshone Journal says in
the following:
In conversation with Senator Will
liams, of California, and Representa-
tive WOODBURY., of Nevada, the writer
was informed that each had favored
the segregation of Idaho and the Ne
vada annexation scheme. Yet we
found in our visit to various points in
Nevada last week that much of the
sentiment IN Nevada was only passive
on this question, and that ut Reno,
Carson City, the capital, and in Viz
ginia City, there was an active, out
spoken opposition arising agains,
Senator Stewards annexation pro ect
Some of this is on personal and poIit-
ical grounds, aud some Of it is based
upon local interests. In other words
Carson, the capital city and its sur
roundings are actively working agains,
it because it will certainly remove the
capital from that section to some poin
east or north of Elko, the momen
Idaho and Northern Utah are con
solidated into the new State. Ogden
is enthusiastic over the opportunity i
sees to secure the capital, and tina
would antagonize Western and South
ern Nevada.
/ Idaho with its magnificent resource
and rapidly increasing population, al
ready much greater than Nevada
practically holds the key to the situa
, ton, and should the rumored move
!, ment become fact, to locate a cit
on the south side of Shoshone Fall:
backed by strong combination c
capital and railroad influences, tina
, central point would become one c
the main factors IN locating the cap
tai city. The Elko & Idaho Centr,
D Railroad was recently Incorporated
y build branch from the Central P,
cifc via Shoshone Falls to the Woo
River mining region. 1t is ais
known that the Denver & Rio Crane
II has already surveyed and staked
t line to the Great Falls, and more r
q cent rumors favor an extension of tt
Chicago & Northwestern via tn
great scenic resort, from the line no
II being surveyed through the Logs
,r and Bear river valleys to connectit
If with the Central Railroad. Parti
N who have recently examined the G.
= N. w. piats and maps, in the camp
g the surveying party now workil
"a southws I'd down the Bear river vale
Is state that the line Of that road W
It, pass near Logan, and thence to Ct
=. inne, Ogden, and Salt Lake. Fro
%. the Bear river to Shoshone Falls a
" the Snake river valley is almost
Is straight line west through fert
II, country and easy grades. 1t is I
ID shortest line into Central Idaho.
many elements enter into the p
posed project that it is mere il
tn speculation at this date-and
= journal takes the view that the VIII
~ subject should be carefully consider
VS. before the people of Idaho jump a
OF conclusion.